# The joint oversight committees of Parliament have welcomed National Treasury’s decision to release the remaining 7.1-billion-rand in withheld July equitable share transfers to 49 municipalities tomorrow. Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, stated that the release was conditional and intended to protect basic service delivery, while requiring affected municipalities to correct the serious weaknesses identified. Cooperative […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, has called for structural women’s empowerment that rejects discrimination and advances equality, economic ownership and women’s leadership. Women’s representation in Parliament had risen from 33-percent in 2004 to 42.8-percent in 2024, while in the National Council of Provinces, women’s […]
# MANCOSA Academic says South Africa’s journey toward digitised healthcare is marked by both promise and pressing challenges. The momentum gained during the Covid-19 pandemic and reinforced by the National Digital Health Strategy has laid a strong foundation, but the path ahead requires consistent implementation, equitable access, and a commitment to closing the digital divide. Spokesperson […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has expressed alarm that 67 incidents of burglary and vandalism were reported at 57 schools during the winter school holidays. Estimated damage amounts to more than 2.1-million-rand. The provincial Education Department has reported that School Nutrition Programme kitchens, computer rooms, electrical infrastructure, security equipment, donated school shoes and […]
# The civil movement Soil of Africa has expressed concern at the findings of the Human Rights Commission regarding severe wastewater pollution in the Eastern Cape. The commission found that Buffalo City’s West Bank wastewater treatment facility recorded E. coli about six-thousand times above safe limits, while Kouga Local Municipality failed to achieve sustained compliance at […]
# The City of Cape Town says it is strengthening efforts to preserve and share the metro’s rich history through new digitisation technology and the development of an innovative online eHeritage platform. Work is underway behind the scenes at the Environmental Heritage Resources Information Centre to make thousands of invaluable historical records more accessible to […]
# The City of Tshwane is calling on all businesses operating within the metro to ensure full compliance with South Africa’s labour and immigration laws. The metro and the Department of Employment and Labour have agreed to strengthen cooperation to protect jobs and promote compliance with labour legislation. Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya’s spokesperson, Samkelo Mgobozi, […]
# Soil of Africa says the release of the remaining 7.1-billion-rand July equitable share allocation previously withheld from municipalities, should not be interpreted as a relaxation of financial accountability. National Treasury withheld 13.5-billion-rand of transfers from 69 municipalities, and will now commence releasing the balance of the funds. Soil of Africa’s spokesperson, Luzuko Sofute, says the […]
# Union federation Cosatu in Gauteng says the launch of the Gauteng Human Resource Development Council is an important intervention towards addressing the province’s unemployment crisis, particularly amongst young people. The Council will bring together government, organised labour, business and academic institutions to better align education, training and skills development with the needs of the […]
